European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - June 25, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 4 the stars and stripes tuesday june 25,-1991 realms non r War by Melissa mealy los Angeles times Ellsworth fab  a in the Wake of the persian Gulf War the strategic air come is stepping up efforts to transform itself from the guardian of the nations nuclear deterrent to the spearhead of its Long Range. Conventional bomber strike Force. At Ellsworth,.under the Roar of bombers once prepared almost exclusively for nuclear War the service is building the engine of this transformation a bomber a pilots dream called the strategic warfare Center. The Center built around a $54 million computer and an electronics Laden train ing Range that stretches across four states Aims to recast the training and tactics of nuclear warriors for a world of non nuclear persian Gulf style wars. It is a a top gun for bomber aircrews a a a hotbed of thinkers who can say a hey maybe there a a better Way to do this a a in the words of col. Chuck Patrum a b-52 instructor Pilot from the Center who led bombing missions Over Iraq and Kuwait. It is also sacks Best Hope for securing a role in a a new world order and the resulting Pentagon budget regimen. Analysts said that As those realities take hold there is certain to be a shift from nuclear programs toward preparation for non nuclear conflict. A nowhere has that political strategy been More evident than in the air Force s advocacy of the b-2 bomber the future of which is a subject of debate in Congress. The air Force has worked hard to promote the radar eluding plane which costs $870 million a copy As a Stealthy Workhorse for future conventional Brush fires. ,. And although the b-52 and the by Are now alone on the strategic warfare War is our profession peace is its product centers training schedule the b-2 is expected to join the curriculum As soon As it is ready officials said. At Ellsworth a sprawling Complex of missile Fields in flight refuelling planes and bombers the new air Force tack is immediately evident. At the main Gate to this Sac outpost a freshly painted sign reads a War is our profession peace is its  during the cold War years when the strategic air come was focused almost exclusively on nuclear War a and enforcing deterrence with the soviet Union Sac had a less threatening motto a peace is our profession a in the persian Gulf the air Force got a fresh reminder of the realities for which it had begun to plan in the late 1980s. And at Ellsworth everyone a from tacticians to by bomber Crews who were left out of the fray a is learning the lessons of the War. As a result of the centers recommendations the air Force May seek new funds to equip its bombers with precision guided weapons. Bomber Crews already have begun training designed around the lessons of the persian Gulf. It has been just a year since Gen. Larry d. Welch then air Force chief of staff urged that the air Force hone its ability to a reach out and touch someone with deadly non nuclear Force from bases inside the United states. V Welch called for a an increased emphasis on Force projection capabilities a eve1 More flexible rapidly responding precise lethal forces with global  he cited the growing unpopularity of us. Bases overseas and the expense of maintaining forces a especially naval forces a that can maintain a continuous presence near every hot spot in the world. In late april Gen. George l. Butler sacks new Leader told lawmakers that he had spent the opening weeks of his tenure a reassessing the corporate vision that has guided Sac for the 45 years of its  a what he found wanting Butler reported was a a fundamental restatement of sacks missions and  in the overhaul now under Way -a.�?oconvert-., tonal triad of manned bombers tankers  reconnaissance forces must take its place alongside the nuclear triad a nuclear bombers land based and sea1 based missiles a that has been sacks mainstay Butler said. A a the strategic warfare Center is to become the driving Force behind that change. Starting july 26, the heart of the Center a $54 million computer called the route integration instrumentation sys Toni is to be fully operational. The computer is designed to enable bomber Crews to Experiment with tactics and to perfect time tested ones for use against a Ever changing Constellation of computer generated threats. All of this will take place in a 250,000-Squarc-Milc test Range that stretches Over North Dakota South Dakota Montana and Wyoming. After the aircrews land the computer a connected to a network of electronic trackers scattered across the Range a will allow them to replay and dissect their runs with unprecedented accuracy. At that Point the Center will become not Only a schoolhouse for tactics As Brin. Gen. Thud a. Wolfe commander of the strategic warfare Center Calls it a but also a testing ground in which students will be Able to survive their mistakes. Center officials Hope that travelling tacticians from the unit will be Able to convince theater commanders a the Gen. H. Norman Schwarzkopf of the future a that Sac bombers would bring abilities to their operations that the commanders May not have considered. From strategic positions inside Schwarzkopf s air War planning staff for the persian Gulf War a handful of tacticians from the Center have lobbied for the widest possible use of the b-52, said maj. Probe Thompson an instructor Pilot and tactics specialist who spent 14 weeks helping to plan the Gulf air War. A maybe this is what you be heard advertised a Thompson said they told com Manders of operation desert storm Many of whom remembered the b-52 As the inaccurate flying terror machine of Vietnam. A but we said a let us Tell you what they can really  a As a result the venerable b-52 was sent after Industrial complexes in Baghdad and after Mobile scud launchers in Western Iraq and Southern Kuwait As Well As against traditional targets such As troops dispersed Over Large areas. Both were tasks that required accuracy far greater than the b-52 demonstrated in Vietnam. Parade in 4 cities West Hollywood Calif up a City that a a owes its existence to the political clout of its homosexual population was the site of a a Gay Pride Celebration sunday. A. Similar parables were held in Washington new York and Pittsburgh. An estimated 125,000 people watched members of �?�206 organizations Anarch along a l5-mile stretch of High fashion Santa Monica Boulevard to a fair in a West Hollywood Park. The a marchers ranged from Cross dressing drag Queens and musclemen to less colourful but More numerous marchers from political. Religious social and support groups. But the proliferation of support groups has resulted in a fragmented Al fort to Aid the Community said Michael Yates president of the Parade sponsor Christopher Street West. Yates said this years Parade theme together in Pride a symbolizes a new awareness in All of us that we Are not and cannot be isolated in our own  a there is room for All Quot Yates said stressing the advancement of openly homosexual people in professions and politics. A we All need to remember that there is a common thread that links us All  i he crowd attending the two Day festival was estimated at 360,000. A in a departure from past policy opposing the recruitment of homosexuals four Gay los Angeles police officers handed out. Information on Law enforcement careers. The los Angeles sheriffs department which has policed w est Hollywood since its incorporation in 1984, has had a Long standing policy of recruiting at the annual fair said sgt. Lynda Edmonds. Hundreds of marchers turned out in Washington d.c., for the City a 16th annual lesbian and Gay Pride Day Complete with floats marching bands and male a group of men pulls along balloons during the a Gay Pride Celebration sunday in West Hollywood Calif. Flag twirlers. A was we become increasingly visible its a Little bit easier to be openly Gay or lesbian Quot said Adam Ebbin a Pride Day spokesman. A your diversity is becoming More visible. This year there Are More groups that Are in some was seen As not As typically Gay As  members of Pittsburgh a homosexual Community marched through downtown saturday the City a first such Parade since 1980. During the Parade a male stripper and a female Impersonator wearing a sequined evening gown waved aro1 Sunroof a White limousine w Hile a Man with aids travelled the route in his wheelchair